cars flipped over in the hereford zone. we are looking at a mix of cloud around the beltway and around the metro region. snow showers off in southern pa, but there may be -- they may be filtering back in. 30 in baltimore. but the rain makes it feel like 20. we will talk about the forecast and flurries coming up. now kim brown has a look at the early morning traffic. >> reporter: good morning. traffic is quiet start this monday morning. no major problems on the area roadways. looking live at 895 at o'donnell street. no problems or delays as you make your way towards the tunnels. looking at the maps, we have a disabled vehicle blocking the left shoulder, 95 southbound past white marsh boulevard. a sink hole in parkville that had baker avenue closed in both directions at puddy hill avenue as they try to make repairs to try to avoid that. and south of the beltway anne arundel county and hanover a accident at new ridge road and dorsey road. back to you. >> thanks. time is 5:00, it's been a

debate that will be brought to the forefront. activists will protest a germantown clinic. sherrie johnson is in with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. activists against abortion plan to protest at a clinic being opened by a nebraska late term abortion doctor. activists and clergy plan to hit the streets this morning at the reproductive health services clinic. dr. leroy carhart is opening that clinic e wants to make sure women have access to the procedure by expanding what is legal including here in maryland a new nebraska law does not allow abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. a few doctors publically acknowledge they perform abortions late in the pregnancy. >> it's not like a big city, but what will you do? >> you don't want to be in a area or community where your clients are scared to show up. >> reporter: carhart worked with george tiller's late term

abortion provide here was shot while attending church last year. carhart will offer aborings through the second tri-mester. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> thank you. and that brings touts hot topic wham you think about the clinic moving into maryland? -- what do you think about the clinic moving into maryland? we want to hear from you. you can leave your comments on our facebook and fadge and we will read them later on the air this morning. time is 2 minutes after five on this december 6th. they were too col -- two college studentswith promising futures and their families and friends and classmates they are remembering them. alyssa -- they became trapped in a apartment fire on main street. more than 100 firefighters responded to this but couldn't get to the two students in time. investigators believe the fire was sparked by a wood stove in

the unit below at memorial service there were emotional tributes from fellow students struggling with losing someone their age. >> we had thanksgiving. we were so thankful them and they were happy and silly. >> students and faculity at frostburg university are seek guide presents catholic campus minimums -- guidance from the catholic campus ministry. another fire at old sage ram's plant. this is the -- seagram's plant. this is the 9th one since 200 #. we told you last week -- 20 08. we told you last week police are offering a reward to find those responsible for setting the fires. they want to hear from you call

1-866-7-lockup. time 5:03. losses always are tough to deal with. but the one the ravens were dealt last night will sting for sometime. fans in a sea of purple on their feet fighting the cold and ready for this one. the ravens were strong early. flacco looking for bolton for 60 yards. then just a few plays later, it's going to be flacco to bolton once again. 14 yards. this is a deep ball. good to see the big play and bolton for 60 yards a couple plays later, they hook up 14 yards and ravens go up 7-0. then, roethlisberger a little later fast forward to the 4th, flacco here, touchdown ravens. right there. now moving to the 4th quarter. roethlisberger playing on a broken foot and with a broken nose he received through the game. redman 9 yard touchdown pass.

3 minutes and steelers win this one by the final of 13-10. they go onto win and that bitterly cold night at the bank and the loss for the cope and the rains is equally -- coach and the ravens is equally bitter. >> we gabe it away at the end and should have won. that's disappointing. we will keep fighting like we always do. that's what we do. and we will find a way to get in the playoffs and might still win the division. >> it's a good team. there's no way we should have lost this game. seriously, honestly, you know, this makes you wonder why you meet. into they are unhappy. they are now ahead of the ravens at 9-3. coming up, a few honors. the kennedy center honors are amonth most prestigeous.

hundreds are honored in washington. a check on the trains and buses before you head out. you want to know if anything is delayed. here's mark jones. happy monday. >> reporter: happy monday. good morning. commute is a good one on the marc trains no delays on the camden bros wince or penn lights. on the bus look for the number 8, 19, 20 and 23 to be about 15 minutes late. and the number 30 bus with a diversion in old frederick. for the nta transit team, i am mark jones.

thanks for joining on this monday morning. nine minutes after 5. it was about the arts in washington, d.c. last night. >> president obama honored the five kennedy center honorees at the white house including singer songwriter merrill haggard and oprah winfrey. dozens of other stars and politicians were taking part in last night's banquet. now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most being a ret by weatherate. >> 5:09. some of you may be blurry i'd

after last -- eyed after last night's game. we will check out manchester. and as we do the time-lapse on sunday, you will see morning sunday after overnight snow showers. but flurries and occasional snow showers you may see off in the horizon. and tow towson a few reports of flurry. -- towson, a few reports of flurry. yet, there werer. >>ous accidents up towards the pa line on sunday morning. this morning, we are clear to partly cloudy. 25 in westminster. 29 catonsville. 26 in bel air. we expect flurries to develop but occasional snow showers into the afternoon and two degree guaranteed high of 37. here's kim brown with traffic. >> reporter: thanks. traffic is moving pretty smoothly for the most part around the area. we have a couple incidents working at this time. i will let you know about those

in a moment. looking at 95 at mountain road, traffic looks good north and southbound. no problems heading towards the baltimore beltway and on towards the tunnels. looking at the maps, we have an accident in westminster at route 140 at gore road. and in hanover a crash activity at new ridge and dorsey road. up in parkville, baker avenue closed in both directions at puddy hill avenue because of a 3-foot sink hole that is hogging up roadway i'm void that and a disabled vehicle southbound 95 blocks the left shoulder. now back to you. >> all right, kim, thanks. a lot of your children may be looking for a pet this -- wishing for a pet this holiday season. the scam you need be aware of and the aid vice a -- advice a victim has for you. coming up at six, you're going to go away for the holidays and leave your pets behind, it's hard to dough. we will breakdown -- do. we will breakdown what you need to do if you looking for a temporary home for your cat or

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quarter after 5 right now a lot of kids dream about wake being up on chris -- waking up on christmas morning waiting up for them is a puppy. woman thought she did her homework to be caught off guard. we are learning it can happen to you. we have a warning about a puppy scam that you don't -- so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: the holiday season is the time of year we all want to believe in the best of people. that's why it's so easy to fall for an online scam this time of year and why a woman desperate to buy her children a puppy ended out hundreds of dollars with no dog. mary beth knight wanted to find an english bull dog puppy to make her children happy.

this educated savvy business owner fired up the mac and began searching. >> bull dogs are not cheap at all. sometimes they are 1500 to $2,000. >> reporter: she found one cheap from a vet. a doctor garcia in north dakota. >> he was look for a good home and offered it to us for $600. i was informed to go to western union and wire $600. >> reporter: she did. but she says the next e-mail told her she had to send more money. >> i got an e-mail from the relocation service informing me that it's to pay another $1250 for supposed insurance. my heart sank. >> reporter: when she learned where her money went, her heart sank even further. >> the money went to vietnam. >> reporter: there was no doctor. it was the classic foreign puppy scam. someone in another country stealing a photo from a legitimate ad and reposting it in a phoney one. >> it's the same dog. >> it is. you could. >> reporter: that's the same

dog. >> the same dog. >> reporter: he was in maryland. >> and now it's in massachusetts. >> reporter: same ad, same puppy but two different states. and just a yahoo e-mal address. good news, she located a pupy close to -- puppy close to hope she is giving her children but wants to warn others before their emotions blind them this holiday season. don't let this happen to you. when looking for a pet, deal with local sellers if possible. and never wire money without seeing the dog. that's a red flag you are dealing with a scammer who will steal your cash and your heart. you don't waste your money. i am john matarese. >> maybe you have a perfect pet in your home and are heading off on a holiday trip and that's a hard thing to do. check out a scam alert. coming up on "good morning, maryland" at six we have tips you need to hear about if youer is fopping arhome away from home for your dog and cat. it's so hard to leave your four-legged friend behind when

you go away for the holidays. we will have the questions you need to ask the kennels and boarding centers in this week's scam alert. speaking of dogs, your dog oscar finally back with you. >> yeah. went down to arkansas this weekend to pick up oscar and brought him back. think we have a photograph to show you. there he is. >> very handsome. >> 6-year-old doxin. it was a tenous trip. took its toll on dad. we were telling you the puppy valium didn't work and we may have a picture of what i was going through yesterday trying to get him back. this is what happens sometimes. >> look at that mug shot like you were pulled over. >> when you are traveling with your dog for the first time. that's. >> it was tough? >> it was hard because he's-- he he moved so freely and he's had the run of every house he has been in. when you put him in the confined

pet carrier, it was a little difficult. >> the plane is a scary experience. >> he was going anywhere, though. >> everything is good. now he is back with you. all is well. all right. let's get a check at 5:19 with justin on the weather. >> all right. we look outside right now. as we look at our dark morning and dry morning here. charlie, you dispelled so many myths it's about you. including the one that you never had a bad hair day. >> so bad. >> so much of us -- so many of us feel so much better. >> the hair was parted on the other side. >> must have been a rough rip. it was a rough trip for some people yesterday because we had the streak thing going with snow on december 5th and many of you reported it. in fact i will list the people who reported some snow in my blog later today on abc2news.com. we got up to 37. in and out of flurries and clouds and strong winds yesterday. this morning, we are down to 30. here's where we split on the

6th day of december. 29 in the morning, 49 in the afternoon and we are going to stay 10 to 15 degrees below normal much of the week. record at 13 at 2002. 1998 a high mark of 77689 sun up at 7:12 and down at 4:44. look at what's happening. snow showers back across the lake. winter storm warning at garrett county. they could see over 7 inch of snow. good for them right? ski resorts are happy about what's happening. look at this storm working backwards and retrograde. this is what brought snow to north carolina on saturday afternoon. its working its way backwards and enhancing the wind across the great lakes. we will get some of the snow showers in here as we head into the next couple days. and check out cold air, with our 30 it's back to 17 in cincinnati and 10 in chicago this morning. so cold air continues to filter in. and while we may have sun in the morning, we will cloud back up. flurries and snow showers. not expecting too much of a problem. but an he occasional burst may surprise you. 38 as the two degree guaranteed

high. chance of in youries and snow showers back down to 24. the rest of the forecast in few minutes. kim brown has a look at this morning's traffic. >> reporter: this morning, we will find delays on the inner loop from liberty road heading up towards the top side towards the 8 3. traffic moves well. look at 95 at 195. north and southbound 95 is looking good in all directions. no problems towards the capital beltway. looking at the maps, we have incidents to let you know about in baltimore city, sphoacts see salveage street closed -- expect to see salveage street closed. and parkville, baker is closed at puddy hill because of a 3-foot sink hole. and down in anne arundel county at new ridge road and dorsey road, lingering crash activity and up in westminster, police are on the scene of an accident at rowed 10 and -- route 10 and gore road there was a crash in the median. it's 5:21. we all want to spend more time with friend and family, and you

want to spend a lot less time in the kitchen. a lot more people are calling in for hem. how to get -- help. how to get help.

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twent-- twenty-four minutes after four. the can i could be getting better. retailers are reporting improvements year after year. >> it's not just stores that are benefiting from a increase in consumer confidence. >> yeah. >> reporter: natalie littlefield owner of catering unlimited is catering a party every night this week. >> we are doing well. >> reporter: and there's much more to come. >> i have about 27, 28 jobs. >> reporter: that's double the number of jobs she had last year at this time. a sign that more people are willing to spend money. >> i think they are feeling better about the ecomony and things and they are trying to make up for the last couple years they couldn't have a party. and. >> reporter: the business is

helping the local ecomony. catering unlimited hired more people this month to meet demands. >> i am look at eight to ten people to take care of this month. >> reporter: some customers say it's not that they have more money to spend this year. they are trying to pay for holiday parties more wisely. >> honestly, as far as the ecomony, it's less expense turf have it catered than going to a restaurant and paying for the room and per person and if you have drinks and if you have that and stuff. >> reporter: whatever the reason, it makes for a happy holiday for local caterers and the extra people they are hiring. >> and that was katy reporting. the catering comeback doesn't seem to be stopping at christmas time. local caterers say people are book more for new years edevelopments and parties as well -- events and parties as well. we are asking you for a new unwrapped and unopened toy for our 12th annual kindertime toy drive. this year's drive is dedicated to four fallen police officers. and we are teaming with the

baltimore symphony orchestra to collect instruments for the kids programs. baltimore county firehouse, wall marts and the studio on york road those are few places for drop off -- to drop off toys. if you want the toys need and the instruments and places to drop them off, click on the kindertime toy drive section on abc2news.com. now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> next couple days, just downright blustery. wind will pick up. the cloud will fill back in and even if you see a few breaks of sun and intermittent can -- during the afternoon an occasional burst of snow could drop on the ground a high of 38 today. 35 tomorrow with tuesday night's low near 20. and these are down into the teens outside the beltway. we should be dry but partly cloudy wednesday, thursday and friday, highs in the mid-30s.

and as we roll towards the weekend, we will warm up a little bit. although, the chance of some light snow or sleet developing late on saturday and then turning into a rain event during the day on sunday with warming temperatures that will tail off on the back end of that storm. it hooks like we could have a strong storm by the end of next weekend into early next week. let's see what's happening up in new york. it's time for this morning's tech bites. >> reporter: in today's tech bites, facebook has a new look. the latest redesign lets users profiles feature friends and divide themes into brooks. they say -- them into groups. it will given them -- give them opportunities to share interest and opportunities and it will be available by early next year. a project to build an ipod nano wrist watch is getting a boost. kick starter a. website that helps fund various projects, is pledging $500,000. the money is going a design firm called minimal work on a wrist watch at nano can be incorporated into. and google latest deal could mean more advances in voice it

can nomey. the company tailored speak for computers. voice search lets users speak to web searches but the technology could be lead to computers speaking answers. those are tech bites, i am rob nelson.